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Updated: 10:21 PM MDT Apr 3, 2014

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WEBVTT ON THE OTHER SIDE - ARE SUPPORTERS OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ONLY ON 7, REPORTER LAURA THOREN SPOKE TO THE FOUNDER OF THE FACEBOOK PAGE "CITIZENS WHO STAND WITH A.P.D." SOUND OF TYPING STEVEN BACA SAYS HE DOESN'T EVEN LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA. SOUND OF CLICKING THE 'MOUSE' ON THE KEYBOARD BUT HE FELT COMPELLED TO CREATE THIS FACEBOOK PAGE, CALLED "CITIZENS WHO STAND WITH APD" .... PROTEST CHANTS AFTER WATCHING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TAKE TO THE ALBUQUERQUE STREETS SUNDAY, PROTESTING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. they don't understand the job that they do they're not in that moment making those split second decisions. BACA, WHO HAS FAMILY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, SAYS THE MESSAGES HE'S RECEIVED ON THE PAGE IS PROOF THERE ARE OTHERS LIKE HIM - WHO SUPPORT APD. READING MESSAGE: she said thank you for holding my hand at a car wreck. THERE'S A TEESHIRT THAT SAYS I LOVE APD. AND THIS STICKER - READING "THEY ARE US!"...BACA IS ENCOURAGING FACEBOOK USERS TO SHARE THAT ONE WITH FRIENDS. THE PAGE ITSELF HAS NEARLY 17-HUNDRED LIKES AND COUNTING. I just got a hundred between this morning when I checked it to now before I came here. NOW BACA WANTS THIS EFFORT TO GO BEYOND THE COMPUTER SCREEN. HE'S ASKING HIS FOLLOWERS TO SHOW UP TO CITY COUNCIL ON MONDAY... IN A SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR THE POLICE. IN ALBUQUERQUE LAURA THOREN KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. THE PAGE ALSO ADVERTISES A "SUPPORT RALLY" ON CIVIC PLAZA,

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